[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         IN HONOR OF NANCY DODD

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Saturday, October 28, 2000

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the life of a 
woman who was a pioneer and an activist in many ways. Nancy W. Dodd was 
a woman who devoted her life to helping individuals and families cope 
with alcoholism and abuse, and has touched more lives than we can 
count. On September 5, 2000, Nancy passed away in her home after a long 
illness.
  Nancy was born in Dallas, TX, in 1935 and 1965, she moved to Salinas, 
CA. It was here that she founded, with her husband, the Sun Street 
Centers. At Sun Street Centers, which still thrives today, Nancy began 
a new approach to alcohol recovery where, within the context of a 
residential treatment facility, she worked with the families of those 
she cared for in order to overcome alcoholism. This treatment model 
continues to be used on a state and national level in helping the 
individuals and families that are affected by alcoholism. The Sun 
Street Centers have served more than 60,000 people in Monterey County, 
to date. Ms. Dodd was also active in Al-Anon for 36 years, and served 
as the Alcohol Program Administrator for San Benito County, California. 
It was in this role that she created the Community Recovery Center for 
that county, serving similar needs as her Sun Street Centers.
  Recently, as a tribute to her impact on the Monterey County 
community, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors named a currently 
developing community center The Nancy Dodd Community Center. In the 
resolution for this act, they praised her as ``* * * A leader in the 
alcohol family recovery field'' and proclaimed the new center's name 
``* * * In recognition of her dedication and service to the 
community''.
  As an educator on the subject of treatment, Nancy lectured at 
colleges and universities throughout California, and was a frequent 
participant in the Episcopal Cursillo. As a member of the Good Shepard 
Episcopal Church she served as a junior warden, among other roles. She 
was a member and former president of the Democratic Women's Club of 
Monterey County, and a former board member and officer of the Women's 
Crisis Center and the Family Resource Center.
  Nancy W. Dodd was a vibrant and energetic voice in the community. She 
will be sorely missed by her husband, Martin; her two sons, Martin Dodd 
III of Berkeley, CA, and Wesley Dodd of Clovis, CA.; two daughters, 
Elaine Dodd and Cheryl Merrill, of Salinas, CA; two sisters, Janice 
Seldomridge of Savannah, GA., and Penny Sieg of Jacksonville, FL; nine 
grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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